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Research into the mating habits of constipated scorpions wins an Ig Nobel Prize

Does constipation wreak havoc on the mating habits of scorpions? What is the best way to turn a doorknob? And does the world need a moose crash test dummy? If these burning questions have ever troubled you, then this year’s batch of the (in)famous satirical science awards, the Ig Nobel Prizes, has delivered on a promise to honor “the things that make people laugh, then think.”